Puente: Real Justice Requires a Halt to Deportations 05.24.2013 Phoenix, AZ In response to the guilty verdict in the racial profiling case of Sheriff Arpaio, Carlos Garcia, of the Puente Movement issued the following statement: “While today’s court ruling is undeniably a victory, real justice will come when the victims of Arpaio see their…
DetailsCriminal prosecutions of immigrants who entered or reentered the country illegally have soared in the last decade, bringing with them huge financial and human costs, story according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch. The U.S. government has claimed that these prosecutions are necessary to keep dangerous criminals out of the country,…
DetailsCriminal prosecutions of immigrants who entered or reentered the country illegally have soared in the last decade, s bringing with them huge financial and human costs, according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch. The U.S. government has claimed that these prosecutions are necessary to keep dangerous criminals out of the country,…
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DetailsSeemingly lost in much of the congratulatory messaging surrounding the “Gang of 8? immigration reform bill passing by a bipartisan vote of 13-5 from the Senate Judiciary Committee to the Senate floor is the continued emphasis, in both the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act and other policy actions, on imm…
DetailsA bill that would prohibit, under some circumstances, any law enforcement officer in the state from telling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that they detained an undocumented immigrant cleared another legislative hurdle Tuesday when it passed the Public Safety Committee 13 to 7. Supporters of the measure standing outside the House chamber…
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